Hi all

 

Just trying to confirm whether a 2011 Octavia Scout has a separate rear diff and gearbox? My mechanic changed the Haldex oil and the gearbox oil, but didn't do the rear diff! Is there one, or is the gearbox essentially the same as the diff on this car?

Come to think of it, I assume the Scout has a front diff? Does anyone know the oil change intervals on the differentials?

 

Thanks.

Not sure this will be of any help, but here is my experience.

 

It's never been brought up by the service department (my Scout is approaching 8 years and 100k full Skoda service history). 

However considering they also never mentioned the haldex oil needs changing (only discovered that info on here and I had to get them to contact Skoda Cz to confirm age and mileage interval) that's not really saying anything, and it's only in the last few years that Skoda have listed the haldex oil change on their website (that's why the dealership that used to charge me £120+ now charges £65!

 

Skoda consider the gearbox to be sealed for life (that's what they told me when I asked for it to be changed). 

 

There is a rear diff as I had to get it replaced under a 3rd party warranty due to it weeping/leaking. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mine is a 2010 model pd engin e and there is a rear diff and haldex oil at the rear on the rear axle there is also a serviceble filter skoda say it's none serviceble but you can buy them Google haldex there a site in Cheshire sell all the oils and filters 

Thanks both.

 

The Haldex is sorted (eventually!) and the gearbox oil (on the rear axle, connected to the Haldex unit) was done too. But it sounds like the rear diff is separate to the gearbox, so I will look into that. Cheers.

there is a front diff+gearbox+haldex+read diff     both diff's use the same oil do a search on here for oil type 

16 hours ago, Fin69 said:

Not sure this will be of any help, but here is my experience.

 

It's never been brought up by the service department (my Scout is approaching 8 years and 100k full Skoda service history). 

However considering they also never mentioned the haldex oil needs changing (only discovered that info on here and I had to get them to contact Skoda Cz to confirm age and mileage interval) that's not really saying anything, and it's only in the last few years that Skoda have listed the haldex oil change on their website (that's why the dealership that used to charge me £120+ now charges £65!

 

Skoda consider the gearbox to be sealed for life (that's what they told me when I asked for it to be changed). 

 

There is a rear diff as I had to get it replaced under a 3rd party warranty due to it weeping/leaking. 

welcome to Muppet Motors   and they wonder why folk don't trust'em

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks CC.

 

Any idea on the recommended change interval? I can't find a definitive answer, just variations between every 40,000 miles and every 100,000 miles!

my understanding is 40K for the Haldex  but this is probably  MAX   my gear box oil was changed @16K (from new)  and was crap  like water(thin) and badly burned,  the diff's fared better but were also changed@16  and Haldex @approx 33 and was good apart from a minute quantity of water (condensation ?)

The gen 1 Haldex used to be 20K oil changes and filter every 40K but not sure if they have changed that

Thanks both, but the haldex is sorted. Just diff oils I'm wondering about...